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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM: 8705-1820 Water/Sewer Policy June 17 , 1987 Page 3 ` 084 ( 3) Sewage Disposal/AJternatJve System To insure adequate and appropriate sewage disposal facilities for all current and future residents, the Planning Board recommends that the use of private community treatment systems be discouraged as a means of sewage disposal throughout Orange County , and that they be allowed only in situations where clustering is followed and/or only through Special Use Permit or Planned Development approval procedure. To provide for the protection of designated water supply watersheds, the Planning Board recommends that Orange County establish and fund, in coordination with other agencies, a program of monitoring water quality in Orange County streams. Furthermore, Orange County should establish an on- site wastewater treatment inspection program within the portions of water supply watersheds designated Water Quality Critical Areas. To provide for and assist in the implementation of the above recommendations, the Planning Board recommends that the County staff be directed to identify the type of sewage disposal facilities appropriate for an area as a function of the magnitude of present and future demand ; the distribution of users; and the capacity of the natural environment to absorb the impact. These recommendations are based on and in support of the following goals : ( a) Provide adequate and appropriate sewage disposal facilities for all current and future residents. (LUP) ( b) Identify the type of sewage disposal facilities appropriate for an area as a function of the magnitude of present and future demand ; the distribution of users; and the capacity of the natural environment to absorb the impact. ( LUP) (c) Develop a process to ensure that buyers of property in the County are fully informed about the on-site sewage disposal characteristics of the sites on their property . ( LUP) ( d) Allow on-site disposal in low-density and